Following Christ and Confucius: Wang Mingdao and Chinese Christianity
Christopher Payk, "Following Christ and Confucius: Wang Mingdao and Chinese Christianity "
English | ISBN: 0268208247 | 2024 | 286 pages | EPUB | 544 KB
English | ISBN: 0268208247 | 2024 | 286 pages | EPUB | 544 KB
The first full-length critical biography and theological analysis of Wang Mingdao, the spiritual father of China’s House Church Movement.
One of the most influential figures in Chinese Christianity, church leader and evangelist Wang Mingdao rejected state control of religion in favor of the religious freedom of the unregistered House Churches―a choice that made him a frequent target of government persecution.
In this thorough new biography, scholar Christopher Payk traces Wang’s life and Christian development through the sociopolitical tumult of twentieth-century China. Drawing on unpublished sermons, journals, and additional sources in English and Chinese, Payk argues persuasively that Wang’s theology―while largely based on Christian scripture―was shaped by Confucian tradition, reason, and personal experience.
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